Bundle+11+-+Classification

Bundle 11: Introduction to Classification

Guiding Questions:

1. What are the three domains of classification for living organisms?

2. What basic characteristics do I need to know about organisms in order to classify into a kingdom?

3. How do scientists classify things?

Vocabulary

**matter ** **abiotic ** **biotic ** **organisms ** **populations ** = = = = = =
 * prokaryotic **
 * eukaryotic **
 * unicellular **
 * multicellular **
 * autotrophic **
 * heterotrophic **
 * kingdom **
 * communities **
 * classification **
 * domains **
 * taxon **

= Webquests = = 6.12ab - Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells =

= 6.12cd - Classification of Organisms =

Classification into Kingdoms
= [|Web Adventures: MedMyst] =





Tinkerbell Nana

=Other Classification Websites=


 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Classification and the Arctic Hare **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Classification Game] **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Another Classification Game] **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Classifying Life] **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Classification for Kids] **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|eWord Game] **

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">How to Use a Microscope **
How to Use a Microscope

Microscope Use

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Classification Shuffle
<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Group students in pairs, and ask each group to create six flashcards – one for each taxonomic kingdom. Have students use either index cards or cut out blank cards from white paper, ensuring that all groups have the same sized cards. Tell students they should not write the kingdom name on the cards. Instruct students to use the Internet to find photos of one organism that represents each kingdom. Students can go online and browse around the Encyclopedia of Life.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Ask students to draw the organism on one side of the card. On the reverse side of the card, students list some of the organism’s key characteristics.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">On the top half of the card, students list characteristics that identify it into the domain and kingdom. On the bottom half of the card, ask students to list any other characteristics they think scientists may use to classify the organism into a smaller grouping. Students draw a line between these two different characteristic lists to clearly separate them.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">When all the cards are completed, shuffle all of the cards together and then deal them out equally among the students. Designate three “domain stations” where students sort and place the cards in the appropriate domain. Once all the cards are sorted, review the collection at each station, asking students as a class to verify that every card belongs in that domain. Then, set up six stations, so that each station represents a kingdom. Deal out each domain in three different sorting rounds. For each round, ask students to place their dealt cards into the correct kingdom. When all cards are sorted, review each kingdom to verify accurate placement.